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TRFIITIRIAIAIRRRIRABRIBAADIABEAIZICRNEZTRNDRABIRAD ARARITATE AS ANS PRALT ATR EDD OGD am ow — EE —————— ar] Committee asks for more teachers The committee which studied the school system's reading pro- gram recommended to the Board of Education Monday that more teachers be hired in grades 1 and 2 to reduce class size and more money be allocated for books. Kathryn Blanton and Jane Blake presented the report of the 19- member committee. Blanton said the committee places a priority in grade 2 of con- centration on reading and math while integrating content areas to teach basic concepts. In Grades K-5, the recommenda- tions included more books, the need to read aloud in the classroom at least 30 minutes in grades K-2 and 15 minutes daily in grades 3-5 and a time for silent reading. Books and reading materials should be made more accessible to students. Blanton said that development of an acceleration program would insure that all students are success- ful readers and Jane Blake talked about the current program under- way at the Middle School. Early intervention programs and teacher training with at-risk stu- dents were pointed out as a need in grades K-5 as well as the need for more teachers beginning with grades 1-2 and continuing in grades K,3,4, and 5 as funds are available. In K-2, the committee suggested * the board look at the feasibility of a transition classroom in K-1, 1-2 until funds are available to reduce class size and in Kindergarten classes to provide parent confer- ences as a means of reporting stu- dent programs in the first and third nine weeks. Another suggestion was that parent conferences be re- quired at mid-term in grades 1-3. Development of a literacy checklist and a portfolio on each student while involving parents, the community and other agencies in reading programs is a must. Expand the community-in schools program and implement individual school plans for community in- volvement is important. Blanton said that more time is needed in the school day for read- ing in K-5 and suggested that the school day be expanded by 20 min- utes with opening bell at 8:10 a.m. and closing bell at 2:50 p.m. Blanton said that teachers report interruption with intercom and greater "time on task" should be encouraged. More staff development was rec- ommended with further training for teachers and assistants to work with at-risk students. Creation of a teacher resource center is much needed, said Blanton, Blake said that the Middle School will send information pack- ets to parents on the importance of state testing and the Literacy Committee will work this summer using staff development money to correlate KMMS reading program with North Carolina Standard Course of Study and to revise the previously developed reading note- books. She said the committee will also examine the end-of-grade reading scores and offer staff development identified areas of weaknesses. She said textbook monies will be used to pruchase computers and disks, transparencies, cliffhangers, novel sets and parent information pack- ets. Blake said the accelerated reader program is being used school-wide and successfully at the Middle School. Students select a book from over 2500 titles and each book is assigned points depending on its level of difficulty. The student reads the book, then takes a com- puterized test. The computer awards him or her points according to the number of correct answers given: 30 points for A; 20 points for B; 15 points for C; and 10 points for D. For each nine week grading period the accelerated reader constitutes 50 percent of the reading grade and class work the other 50 percent. 9 Journals kept in reading classes will be a part of English class. Blake said that more computers are needed in the 1995-96 school year to increase the remediation time for students. Blake suggested that more staff development will model practical applications of reading programs and that the library should be open to students the first day of school and close the last day of school. COMPLETES CLERK'S SCHOOL - Marilyn Sellers, City of Kings Mountain‘ City Clerk, is congratulated by Mayor Scott Neisler after she completed requirements and schooling to be a certified municipal clerk: Sellers was presented the plaque by Neisler at the recent City Council meeting. ‘Senior play begins Thursday at KMHS Kings Mountain High School seniors will ring up the curtain on "Robin Hood," a comedy of errors, by DansNeidermyer, Thursday night at 7 730. Performances are also on Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30. Admission is $4 for adults and $3 for'stadents and senior citizens. Betsy “W! Wells is directing the production." Water safety cours planned at Red Cross The Cleveland County Chapter of the Amétican Red Cross will of- fer a ‘course for water safety in- structors which will train partici- pants to teach swim lessons. Anyone interested in the class should call the Red Cross office at 487-8594 for more information, The dates and time for the class will be set later. Thursday, May 1i, 1995 -THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Page 5A _ Writing scores improve Writing scores in each of the el- ementary schools improved on re- cent state tests, Director of Student Services Jean Thrift told the Kings Mountain Board of Education Monday night. While the eighth graders im- proved, the improvement was not as substantial, said Thrift. Reviewing the results of tests, Thrift said fourth grade students at Bethware and West Schools scored above the state average. : Thrift said she was disappointed in the sixth grade scores and that Nance working on budget ~ City Manager Chuck Nance was working at home Tuesday after- noon on the 1995-96 fiscal year budget. Nance will present current year's estimations and projected revenue for 1995-96 at a budget retreat of - Kings Mountain City Council Saturday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at City Hall. He will be assisted in the presen- tations by Finance Director Maxine Parsons. Department heads will make brief presentations for requests for funds for inclusion in the new bud- a NE en i 9 Dr. Jane King and Principal John E 1 | ! { 1 1 wd Goforth are working on additional "| staff development opportunities at the Middle School. Thirty percent of the students at West School scored a 3.0 and 36 percent of the students at Bethware scored a 3.0. At West 17.9 percent of the students scored a 3.5 in the North Carolina Writing Assessment and 5.1 percent of Bethware students scored a 3.5 .In North Carolina 2.4 percent of the, state's fourth graders scored 4.0 and 27.1 percent scored a 3.0. get and respond to questions of | Council. i The Council will break for lunch; + at 12:30 and continue the work- shop after lunch. :Nance says he is hopeful that the, . workshop can be completed by §,.; p.m. but if not the board will cons, tinue on Sunday afternoon to wrap itup. : Last week Mrs. Parsons estimat- ed that the new budget will not be. drastically different from the bud- | get she prepared for 1994-95 be- cause the city will need to continue, "to hold the line on expenditures." ... 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